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Glen Ord 9yr SMWS 77.57 “Down in the Old Wax Mines” spirit image
80Very Good

Glen Ord 9yr SMWS 77.57 “Down in the Old Wax Mines”

Scotch Scotland SMWS
  • Distiller

    Glen Ord

  • Bottler

    SMWS

  • ABV

    59.1%

  • Age

    9 Years

  • Price $100 to $199.99

This is an independent bottling of spirit distilled at Glen Ord, bottled by SMWS after 9 years of aging in an ex-bourbon barrel. This bottling, "Down In The Old Wax Mines" is bottled at cask strength, with no coloring or filtering. Let's see how it is.

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Aggregated Reviews
  • Raided Score: 80
  • The Daily Pour
  • By The Daily Pour Staff
  • Good but hot. Some interesting new flavors, but nothing unique or extra compelling.
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House Review
  • Nose:

    Fresh baked bread, amaretto, lavender, sweet cream, lightly floral. Some ethanol.

  • Taste:

    Hot, a bit of ethanol. Some ash, faint oak, toffee, floral undertones and mild charcoal. Vanilla bean. Good lord it’s hot, though.

  • Finish:

    Long, sweet, nutty. Lots of toffee, vanilla, nutty amaretto and baked bread. Lightly floral.

  • Overall:

    Good but hot. Some interesting new flavors, but nothing unique or extra compelling.

  • Score:

    80

  • By The Daily Pour Staff
  • Our in house critic rates spirits on a scale of 0-10 (10 best) and is aggregated the same as external sources